The Autobiography of Benjamin Frank

by Benjamin Frank, E. Body Smith (Illustrator)

Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography has received widespread praise, both for its historical value as a record of an important early American and for its literary style. William Dean Howells in 1905 asserted that "Franklin's is one of the greatest autobiographies in literature, and towers over other autobiographies as Franklin towered over other men." The Autobiography has been recognized by most readers as a classic of literature and relating to the narrative voice of the author. In this work, Franklin's persona comes alive and presents a man whose greatness does not keep him from being down-to-earth and approachable, who faces up to mistakes and blunders ("errata") he has committed in life, and who presents personal success as something within the reach of anyone willing to work hard enough for it.

124 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 10, 2017

Reviews

[Jeremy Ables · Rating 3 out of 5]

It starts an easy read but devolves into more of a feeling of record keeping. The most interesting things I learned about Ben Franklin are the following. 1. He was a normal flawed human. 2. He was away from home the majority of his marriage which is just weird. 3. He worked like hell and sold himself extremely well. It was neat to see a legendary person brought to such human levels, but could have stopped 2/3rds through and called it good.

[Danny Natale · Rating 1 out of 5]

The single most dry and boring piece of writing that I have ever read, by far.